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Ed

SI Buddy Ed
Prior Lumbar Fusion

"I started to experience pain that went down the back of my right leg and caused me to walk with a limp. I believed the pain was coming from my hip..."

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Keith

SI Buddy Keith
Prior Lumbar Fusion

Keith was the passenger in a car that was broadsided in the late 1980’s. While Keith was not seriously injured, he did start to notice episodes of low back pain.

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Michele

SI Buddy Michele
SI Joint Trauma

She bent over to lift a cake and immediately felt a sharp pain on the left side of her low back between her buttock area and hip.

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Brandy

SI Buddy Brandy
SI Joint Trauma

Brandy suffered with sacroiliac (SI) joint pain for 20 years. She became a gymnast at a young age and remembers many injuries and falls.

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Susie

SI Buddy Susie
SI Joint Degeneration

Her pain had become much worse and Susie found it difficult to walk and sleep. She had to give up kayaking because she could no longer sit for long periods of time.

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Larry M

SI Buddy Larry M
Prior Lumbar Fusion

Larry didn’t recall a specific event that first triggered his SI joint pain but he believes that his previous lumbar fusion surgeries may have stressed his sacroiliac joint.

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Catherine

SI Buddy Catherine
SI Joint Degeneration

Catherine began experiencing SI joint pain on both sides. In the summer of 2010, Catherine's SI joint pain became increasingly worse...

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Sherry

SI Buddy Sherry
SI Joint Trauma

Sherry was playing racquet ball and lunged to her left. She felt an immediate pain in her left groin and SI joint area.

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Judy R.

SI Buddy Judy
SI Joint Trauma

She remembers slipping on water and falling onto her buttocks several years ago. She immediately noticed pain in her left lower back.

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Elizabeth

SI Buddy Elizabeth
SI Joint Trauma

She felt immediate shooting pain across her lower back that led to difficulty sitting and standing. 

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Phil

SI Buddy Phil
SI Joint Degeneration

Phil noticed an increase in this back pain. He began to have difficulty standing for long periods of time and sleeping.

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Kelly

SI Buddy Kelly
SI Joint Trauma

Kelly was rear-ended by a vehicle while stopped at a red light. She recalls experiencing a severe headache, neck strain, shoulder, back, hip and left leg pain.

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